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-licious

-licious suffix: used to form intensified adjectives indicating deliciousness, from nouns and adjectives.

Suffix

-licious

  1. Used to form intensified adjectives indicating deliciousness, from nouns and adjectives.
    • If you prefer your burgers hot and spicy, then add the jalapeño seeds to this veggie-licious wrap.2011, Nancy Kennedy, The Hollywood Wrap: 100 Quick and Easy Meals to Fuel Your Workout, page 83
    • It is packed with families dining under the live oaks at wooden picnic tables on food that is simply burgerlicious and better for dad's soul than nightly chicken2009, Cam Rossie, Hilary Hylton, Insiders' Guide to Austin, page 100

Synonyms of -licious

Forms of -licious

alternative form-alicious

Origin of -licious

Rebracketing of delicious.

Questions about -licious

What does -licious mean?
-licious means used to form intensified adjectives indicating deliciousness, from nouns and adjectives.
What part of speech is -licious?
-licious is a suffix.

Words near -licious in the dictionary

  1. -less
  2. -let
  3. -lets
  4. -ley
  5. -li-
  6. -licious
  7. -lie
  8. -lier
  9. -liest
  10. -like
  11. -lim-

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